Last Modified: Monday, August 11, 2014 at 9:45 p.m.

THE DRIVER OF A JEEP lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an Italian restaurant Monday afternoon in Lake Wales. Two customers were injured.

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The driver ran but was found by police a few blocks away.

Conor E. Sullivan was driving east on State Road 60 when he lost control of his 2003 Jeep Liberty, left the road, drove through the parking lot and hit the front wall of L'Incontro Italian Cuisine, 35 SR 60 W. near Twin Lakes, injuring Carl Sheldon and his wife, Genevieve Sheldon, according to the Lake Wales Police Depart­ment.

Genevieve Sheldon was celebrating her 95th birthday.

The couple both had cuts and internal pains and were disoriented, police said. An ambulance took the husband to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, and the wife was taken there by helicopter. Both are in stable condition.

A third customer and several employees were inside the restaurant during the crash, but none was injured, police said.

After the crash, Sullivan started running east of SR 60, police said.

Officers found him on Domaris Avenue between McGee Tires and Citizens Bank, but he resisted arrest, police said.

A witness identified Sulli­-van as the driver. Sullivan was then treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Lake Wales Medical Center, police said.

Police plan to arrest Sullivan on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, driving with a suspended or revoked license and resisting arrest.

[ Ben Brasch can be reached at ben.brasch@theledger.com or 863-802-7590. ]

<p>LAKE WALES | An elderly Indian Lake Estates couple were eating an Italian meal Monday afternoon when a 22-year-old Lake Wales man drove his Jeep into the restaurant, injuring both. </p><p>The driver ran but was found by police a few blocks away.</p><p>Conor E. Sullivan was driving east on State Road 60 when he lost control of his 2003 Jeep Liberty, left the road, drove through the parking lot and hit the front wall of L'Incontro Italian Cuisine, 35 SR 60 W. near Twin Lakes, injuring Carl Sheldon and his wife, Genevieve Sheldon, according to the Lake Wales Police Depart­ment.</p><p>Genevieve Sheldon was celebrating her 95th birthday.</p><p>The couple both had cuts and internal pains and were disoriented, police said. An ambulance took the husband to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, and the wife was taken there by helicopter. Both are in stable condition.</p><p>A third customer and several employees were inside the restaurant during the crash, but none was injured, police said.</p><p>After the crash, Sullivan started running east of SR 60, police said. </p><p>Officers found him on Domaris Avenue between McGee Tires and Citizens Bank, but he resisted arrest, police said.</p><p>A witness identified Sulli­-van as the driver. Sullivan was then treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Lake Wales Medical Center, police said.</p><p>Police plan to arrest Sullivan on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, driving with a suspended or revoked license and resisting arrest.</p><p>[ Ben Brasch can be reached at ben.brasch@theledger.com or 863-802-7590. ]</p>